bill

bill1 [ bıl ] noun count ***

▸ 1 amount you owe

▸ 2 paper money

▸ 3 proposal for law

▸ 4 bird's beak

▸ 5 list of concert events

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) a written statement showing how much money you owe someone for goods or services you have received: INVOICE:

a telephone bill

bill for: I hate to think what the bill for the repairs will be.

pay/settle a bill: I always pay my bills on time.

a ) the amount of money you have to pay for something:

Their grocery bill is around $75 per week.

b ) MAINLY BRITISH a piece of paper that shows how much money you owe after eating in a restaurant: CHECK

2. ) AMERICAN a piece of paper money. British note:

a $100 bill

3. ) a written document containing a proposal for a new law:

pass a bill: A bill was passed lowering the legal age of consent.

4. ) a bird's beak

5. ) a list of events and performers at a concert, show, etc.:

top the bill (=be the most important performer): He'll be topping the bill at the show next month.

fill/fit the bill

to be appropriate for something:

If you're looking for an outdoor vacation, Colorado could fit the bill.

get a clean bill of health

to be told that you are healthy after being examined by a doctor

give something a clean bill of health

to examine something and say it is satisfactory or in good condition:

Analysts have given the restructured company a clean bill of health.

the (old) bill BRITISH INFORMAL

the police

=> FOOT 2

bill

bill 2 [ bıl ] verb transitive

to send or give someone a written statement of the money they owe:

bill for: We were billed for three nights when we were only there for two.

be billed to sing/play etc.

if a performer is billed to sing, play, etc. somewhere, they are listed in a program or advertisement

bill and coo HUMOROUS

if two people bill and coo, they kiss each other and talk together in a romantic way

bill someone/something as something

to advertise or describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in order to make them sound interesting or important:

Electric cars are being billed as the automobiles of the future.